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The San Marcos City Council reconvened into regular session at 6:01 p.m. on Tuesday, January 17, 2012. The City Council provided direction to staff to move forward with negotiating a contract with an alternative wholesale power supplier. 5. Quarterly Leadership Forum regarding current status of Strategic Initiatives and provide direction to Staff. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Council Member Porterfield and a second by Council Member Thomason the City Council voted (7) for and (0) opposed to postpone the quarterly leadership forum until February 7, 2012. The motion carried unanimously. 6. Invocation The City Council observed a moment of silence in lieu of a formal invocation. 7. Pledges of Allegiance — United States and Texas Ben Murdoch, 5t' grade at Hernandez Elementary led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance and the Texas Pledge. 8. 30 Minute Citizen Comment Period Francis Breihan, 111 West Hillcrest, spoke against the Casey Development Project, and asked Council to vote against the project. Kevin Romig, 101 Sierra Vista St, faculty at Txstate and vice chair for the HPC. Spoke against the Casey Development project, and asked that Council vote against the project. Jane Hughson, 1600 N. LBJ Dr, looking forward to the State of the City, but the State of the City right now is not good with all the multi -family housing. She spoke against the Casey Development project and asked for Council to vote against the project. Lee Ash -Cantu, 7107 Maverick Ct, Buda Tx, spoke against the Casey Development Project and asked that Council vote against the project. Patricia Alba, 107 Norcrest, spoke against the Casey Development project, and asked that the Council vote against the project. Ted Breihan, 111 West Hillcrest, provided a written statement. Buck Scheib, 503 Loquat, spoke in favor of the Casey Development Project and asked for Council's positive consideration on the project. Elena Duran, 1133 Lago Vista, thanked the Council for the renaming of the Park in the Hills of Hays neighborhood to Captain Paul Pena Park.